House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Transportation Freedom Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an enhanced deduction for wages paid to automobile manufacturing workers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Troy Balderson R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 10, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2814.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BALDERSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 65, April 10, 2025, Page H1600):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2814, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2814
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 24, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2814, last updated February 24, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
16 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 16 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Don Bacon (R-NE), Andy Barr (R-KY), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Tom Cole (R-OK), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Lance Gooden (R-TX), J. Hill (R-AR), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), John McGuire (R-VA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Balderson.
- H.R. 3747 (119th) Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act
- H.R. 3616 (119th) Reliable Power Act
- H.R. 1047 (119th) GRID Power Act
- H.R. 9332 (119th) Load Forecasting Enhancement Act
- H.R. 1182 (119th) Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2025
- H.R. 1767 (119th) Awning Safety Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 711 (119th) Transportation Freedom ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.